Hair curling device



April 10, 1934.

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&u-w ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 10, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiCE.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a curling device for womens hair.

The object of the invention is to provide a hair curling device which is so arranged as to permit hair to be wrapped or wound thereon and clamped in its wrapped position and when it is properly set the said curling device will be entirely concealed from view. It is thus possible according to this feature of the invention to ar- 0 range several curling devices in the hair which from an outward appearance will give the effect of several rolls of hair or tight curls, and can be worn in public if desired.

According to the numerous hair curling devices now in use, after the same are set in the hair, some portion of the device is always exposed to View which of course is objectionable especially when it is necessary for the person wearing same to appear in public.

0 Another object of the invention is to provide a simplified clamping member which is adapted to be easily hooked into clamped engagement with the end of a hair winding member.

With the above and other objects notspecifie cally referred to in view, the invention comprises certain novel arrangements which will be fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and the novel features pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

A preferred embodiment is shown in the drawing in which Figure 1 shows a lock of hair after it is completely wrapped upon the curling device and clamped, the said curling device being completely concealed from view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the hair curling device before inserting or winding the hair thereon;

Figure 3 shows the curling device in a position Q similar to Figure 2, and shows the first step of inserting the hair within the device;

Figure 4 shows a view similar to Figure 3 but with the hair completely wrapped upon the device and clamped thereon; and

Figure 5 shows a position similar to Figure 4, with the clamping member concealed behind the lock of hair but before the end strands of hair are arranged to conceal the ends of the device.

Referring to Figure 2, the curling device comprises a hair winding mandrel which consists of a leaf spring member bent back upon itself to provide upper and lower blades 12 and 14 and a looped end 16. The open ends of said mandrel may be provided with a flared portion such a indicated at 18, if desired.

A clamping bar is provided as indicated at to clamp the hair in a set position after it is wound upon the mandrel and comprises a single rod member having one end 22 in pivotal engagement with the looped end 16 of the mandrel l0 and having a hook portion 24 formed at its opposite end.

When preparing or wrapping the hair upon the mandrel, a lock of hair is first inserted between the blades 12 and 14 as shown in Figure 3, then the mandrel is turned to roll the hair upon it as shown in Figure 4, until the desired amount is applied. The clamping bar 20 is then swung downward to the position shown in dot and dash lines, and is hooked under the ends of the mandrel to lock the hair in its set position. While in this position the clamping bar is naturally exposed to view but upon releasing the roll of hair, the said roll will drop and unwind a small portion thereof, the movement of which will cause the clamping bar to move with the hair until it passes to the rear portion of the lock of hair, as shown in Figure 5. The said lock of hair stops the roll from further unwinding and conceals the clamping bar from View.

The hair which comprises the roll will, during the process of rolling, practically cover the ends of the curling device but if any portion should be visible the abundance of hair surrounding the ends can easily be spread out with the fingers to entirely conceal same from view.

It will be observed from Figure 3, that when the hair is inserted in the mandrel 10 it will be spread very close to the ends of the mandrel and when said hair is rolled the ends of the roll will practically envelope the mandrel ends.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a novel form of curling device has been provided with Which curls or rolls of hair may be formed in such manner as to permit a person to leave the curling members in place while at business for example, without exposing said members or presenting an unnatural appearance. By this procedure, the curls will have sufficient time to set and after the curling members are removed, will present the appearance of having been made by a hair dresser.

While the invention has been shown and described in its preferred form, it will be understood that certain changes and variations may be made in the specific structure provided for carrying out the invention, without however departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A hair curling device comprising a mandrel. and a clamping means consisting of a single bar having one end loosely pivoted on one end of the mandrel and its opposite end formed to hook over the opposite end of the mandrel to be held in clamped engagement therewith.

2. A hair curling device comprising a mandrel having one looped end and a single clamping bar having one end pivotally joined to the looped end of the mandrel and having a hook formed at its other end which is adapted to hook beneath the opposite end of the mandrel to hold a rolled lock of hair in clamped engagement.

3. A hair curling device comprising a flat leaf spring member bent backward upon itself and having a loop formed at the closed end thereof, and a clamping member having one end pivotally mounted in said looped portion and a hook formed at its opposite end.

4. A hair curling device comprising a flat leaf spring bent back upon itself and having a loop formed at the closed end thereof and a clamping member comprising a rod pivotally mounted within the said looped portion and a hook formed at its opposite end which is adapted to engage the open end of the leaf spring member.

ARTHUR RATASEP. 

